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Wednesday May 2nd:

  • SPECIAL SCREENING at The Vista, 8PM- BEYOND THE ROCKS
  • PARTY -After-party at Rudolpho's
Parties
Thursday May 3rd: Opening Night
  • OPENING NIGHT Screening at Barnsdall, 7:30PM- FAY GRIM
  • AWARDS PRESENTATION at Barnsdall: Hal Hartley
  • SPECIAL SCREENING, EchoPlex, 7:30PM- THE SLOG MOVIE
  • ANDREW SEARS: An exhibition of his photographic work at Cinema Lounge, 7PM.
  • MUSICFEST at the EchoPlex, featuring ASCAP MusicFest programming, 10PM- Circle Jerks, 400 Blows.
  • AWARDS PRESENTATION at the EchoPlex: Keith Morris

Friday May 4th:

  • Regular screenings at Los Feliz 3
  • MUSICFEST- At the EchoPlex, featuring ASCAP MusicFest programming: Dengue Fever, SeaWolf, The Bird and the Bee & The Little Ones.
  • PARTY- Crushed Planet Short Films Party at Cinema Lounge
  • PARTY- Ruta del Jaca pre-screening party at Barnsdall
  • SPECIAL SCREENING- Barnsdall, 9:30 pm - Ruta del Jaca
  • PARTY- New Indian Cinema party at Electric Lotus - 11PM
  • MUSICFEST - RAMBLIN' JACK ELLIOTT, at the Barnsdall, 6:45PM- live and in concert following the screening of THE BALLAD OF RAMBLIN' JACK 
Saturday May 5th:
  • Regular screenings at Los Feliz 3 FAMILYFEST, 11 am -- 7 pm, Rudolpho's (Free; for children and parents)
  • WORKSHOP/PANEL at Citibank conference center, 11 am – Future Estrellas Workshop (Free; for children and parents)
  • PANEL at Citibank conference center, 2 pm -- Winning Strategies for Financing Your Film
  • GALA AWARDS PRESENTATION, 7 pm at Barnsdall: Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris
  • GALA PARTY -- Dayton & Faris after-party at Asia in Los Feliz
  • MUSICFEST -- Cinco de Mayo/Alt Latino Bands showcase, Jensen Rec. Center, 8 pm – live concert with Dios Malos, The Revolt, Alice Bag 
  • AWARDS PRESENTATION at the Jensen Rec. Center: Alice Bag (presented by Janie Wiedlin of the Go-Go’s and filmmaker Allison Anders)
Sunday May 6th:
  • Regular screenings at Los Feliz 3
  • PANEL, Citibank conference center, 2 pm -- Indie Writing in a Studio World
  • FRINGE FEST- LA Film Forum screening, 7 pm -- EL VALLEY CENTRO, at the Egyptian Theatre SUSTAINABLE LA/PANEL & PARTY, 4 pm, Lehrer Architects Studios – panel on green living with Ed Begley, Jr. Alicia Silverstone and environmental leaders (Free)
  • MUSICFEST doc, at the Barnsdall, 7 pm -- ELECTRIC APRICOT: QUEST FOR FESTEROO and SHEPARD FAIREY followed by Q&A with Les Claypool of Primus and Shepard Fairey
  • FRINGEFEST, Casita del Campo, 8 pm -- Jer Ber Jones in FOWL
  • FRINGEFEST/PARTY, King King, 8 pm – Live Cinema Nights (dancing, electronic music, VJs) - link to site here
  • SPECIAL SCREENING at RedCat, 7:30 pm: OPENING
  • PARTY -- OPENING after-party at Bordello Bar (downtown)
  • PARTY -- New Indian Cinema at Electric Lotus, 10 pm
Monday May 7th :
  • Regular screenings at Los Feliz 3
  • MUSICFEST -- Peer Music Showcase at the Derby, 7:30 pm
  • MUSICFEST -- HADDA BROOKS: QUEEN OF THE BOOGIE at LAGLC/Renberg Theatre, 7:30 pm
  • SPECIAL SCREENING LACE Gallery, 7:30 pm: John Cage film, ONE11 PLUS 103
  • FRINGEFEST -- Anatomy Riot, The Bootleg Theater (2220 Beverly Blvd., LA, CA 90057) west of Alvarado, 8 pm
  • FRINGEFEST -- Lost Film Fest, Truxtop Gallery, 8pm
 
Tuesday May 8th:
  • Regular screenings at Los Feliz 3
  • ULTRA FABULOUS: BEYOND DRAG, at the LAGLC Renberg Theatre, 6:45 pm – live performance, fab shorts and party, presented by Frontiers and LAGLC
  • PANEL/PROGRAM, 8 pm -- Film & Architecture, Wind Tunnel, Pasadena Arts Center College of Design, South Campus (Free)
 
Wednesday May 9th:
  • Regular screenings at Los Feliz 3
  • CENTERPIECE GALA -- at the Barnsdall: Letters of The Underground Vol. II (gold screening 7:30 pm; silver screening 9:30 pm)
  • GALA PARTY -- LETTERS after-party at King King
  • PANEL at Citibank conference center, 7:30 pm -- Get to Know the Guilds (Free)
  • FRINGEFEST, Jensen Rec. Center, 8:30 pm – “The Black Dress Movement” (experimental dance, music and visual art)
 
Thursday May 10th :
  • Regular screenings at Los Feliz 3
  • SPECIAL SCREENING at the Barnsdall, 7 pm: UNA NOCHE DE CACHAO
  • PARTY -- Cachao after-party at Barnsdall, presented by Tu Ciudad Magazine
  • FRINGEFEST -- LA Center for Digital Art, 7 pm, opening night party with ThinkAgain
  • PANEL, Citibank conference center, 7:30 pm – Greening Your Film Production (Free)
  • PANEL, Bootleg Theatre, 7:30 pm -- Porn: Past, Present and Future 
  • PARTY after porn panel thanks to XFANZ.    
 
Friday May 11th:
  • PANEL, Citibank conference center, 4:30 pm -- New Frontiers in Digital Distribution for Indie Filmmakers
  • SPECIAL SCREENING at the Barnsdall, 7:30- THE GIFT
  • MUSICFEST at the Barnsdall, 9:30 pm – MY NAME IS JACKIE BEAT
 
Saturday May 12th:
  • PANEL, Citibank conference center, 11 am -- No-Budget Filmmaking
  • PANEL, Citibank conference center, 2 pm -- Using Digital Media to Market Your Film
  • CLOSING NIGHT FILM at the Los Feliz 3, 6 pm – X: THE UNHEARD MUSIC. Followed by AWARDS PRESENTATION: John Doe.
  • MUSIC- LA underground rock 'n roll travesty Igor Spectre, The High Wires and The Fuxedos at The Echo.
  • FRINGEFEST, Machine Project, 8 pm -- Opening Night, Psychobotany